Many students have, are, or in the process of moving back to school for the year. Many nervous freshmen are excited to see what college is really all about. Returning students are meeting up with old friends whom they never got the chance to talk to over the summer. Moms and Dads, brothers and sisters, are all excited to help move their student in to there new environment. The campus is impregnated with people of all ages from all different backgrounds all brought to this location by a single person in their life.
New students are about to be left alone for the first time. It is scary for most people having to separate from their parents for the first time. Increased levels of anxiety are normal for that first year of school. As the new batch of students flood the campus they leave behind childhood friends, family members, and pets. Tears are in everyones eyes as they leave one another after the students move in. As the new freshmen of the year climb the educational ladder these goodbyes seem to get easier and easier.
For the returning veterans of the University they are torn and tormented by their emotions. On one hand they are excited that they are leaving home again and are ready to start the new year. On the other hand they are sad and upset that they have to say goodbye to the long known familiar area of home to replace it with the lesser known area where their school is located.
Seniors are entering into their last year of school and leaving there home for the last time. Their next home will be their own. Out in the big world, finally getting to apply for the job that they worked so hard for during college. Many of these students will find work that is not where they are not familiar. They will have to make social connections on their own and after a while they will call this new place home.
Four years. That is the average time that it will take for a person to graduate college with a bachelors degree. Four years of moving in and out of a dorm room. Four years to make new friends and create beneficial connections. Four years of having to say goodbye to friends and family members.
In these four years of college it is best to remember the people who have helped you get to the spot you are in now. Remember the people who supported you throughout your life. Remember the person or the thing that gave you that spark of interest that made you pursue the career that you are studying for. Time will allow the hurt of leaving home to disappear and new friends will also help. Never for get to let your family know how things are going during the year because it is just as hard on them as it is on you. Also, always remember to "Keep Calm and Call Mom."
